Majority Leader of Parliament Alban Sumana Kinsford Bagbin says the new design of the main chamber of Ghana�s Parliament is more like that for an international conference than for legislative duties.
He said frantic steps should be taken by authorities to get Ghana a �befitting� Parliament.
The Nadowli-Kaleo Member of Parliament expressed this sentiment on the floor on Tuesday, November 4 at the resumption of the Sixth Parliament.
It resumed for its final meeting of the year.
Members resumed into a fully furnished chamber with internet-connected electronic devices fitted to aid parliamentary work.
�I hope and pray that this will not be a nine-day wonder and that we will move from here to try and construct a befitting parliament for Ghana,� Mr Bagbin, who has been a Member of Parliament since 1993, said.
He observed: �This is a construct for an international conference and, therefore, is not particularly suited for a parliamentary chamber.�
First bold step
Mr Bagbin�s opposite number, Osei-Kyei Mensa-Bonsu, was, however, impressed with the new layout, describing it as �the first bold step�.
�Let us see how we are going to continue with this,� the Suame Constituency MP said.
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